CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE, PG-13 ( 1 hr & 57 min )

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I went to see this today, Thursday, June 16th, 2016, here in Vallejo, CA, at the CENTURY 14 VALLEJO, for the 7:15 p.m. show in auditorium 7, 5th row from the front, 7th column from the left.  The price of admission was $8.00. And I bought a $4.15 1.25 oz. bag of Jack Links Beef Jerky and a $4.20 small Powerade Mountain Berry Blast at the concessions counter to go with the $1.00 bag of Salsa-flavored Almonds that I smuggled in.

Quickie Review:  A CIA agent, Bob Stone ( Dwayne Johnson ), and his former high school classmate, Calvin Joyner  ( Kevin Hart ), reunite for an action-packed top-secret mission.

The audience liked this Action/Comedy movie. I liked it, too. Go see this movie if you like Action/Comedy movies.

There are Outtakes shown during the Ending Credits.

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Last night, Wednesday, June 15th, I found out that the headphone jack on my ACER C70 Chromebook wasn't working. At first I thought that it had something to do with my Sony earphones; I switched to another set of earphones. But that wasn't the problem at all. The problem was in the Chromebook, itself. I tried Refresh + Power On but that didn't solve the problem. My only other option was a hard reset by doing a Powerwash. The only problem with that was the fact that by doing a Powerwash, my Chromebook would go back to a Factory Reset mode. And I didn't currently have my Google bookmarks saved onto another computer since I recently did a Factory Reset on my 2005 Compaq Presario Windows XP computer! And I wasn't exactly sure if my Samsung Mega smartphone was properly synced to my Chromebook.

And ... I still need to do a Hard Drive Erase on my Compaq Presario before I can try an upgrade on it.

Hmm, what to do ....  Oh, I know! Buy another computer. Yes!

I went to the American Canyon, CA, Wal-Mart Super Center at around 10:30 p.m. to browse the selections in their electronics department. I narrowed down my choices to a Windows 10-type computer for $299.00 with an 8-hour battery life and a Samsung Chromebook 3 for $189.00 ( $207.12 w/ tax ) with an 11-hour battery life. Obviously, I picked the Samsung Chromebook 3 for its out-of-the-box functionality and its built-in malware/virus protection.

It took me a while to figure out how to do a "caps lock" on this particular Chromebook, though. I had to go on-line to learn how it's done: Alt + Search.

I found this on the Internet. 

Starbucks and McDonald's Restaurant are REALLY Gonna Hate Me Now that I can walk into either establishment with my 11-hour battery life computer!  I mean, I don't care now whether or not they have electrical outlets for their patrons' use. Ha, ha, ha.

This Samsung Chromebook has a water-resistant keyboard.  It stays cool; unlike my Acer C70 which could melt an igloo, figuratively speaking. Its speakers are louder than those in my Acer C70. And the built-in battery is a fast-charger, too!  Sweet!

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On a somber note ...

The recent Orlando, Florida, mass shooting seemed suspect as videos showed people taking the "wounded victims" towards the nightclub instead of away from it. It gives me the impression that the whole thing was a "false flag/crisis actors" production meant to divert our attention away from the Bilderberg Meeting.  Or it was all staged to help outlaw assault weapons and disarm the citizenry in time for Martial Law.

Somebody sent this to my Facebook page today. 'Makes about as much sense.

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However the case may be, innocent people did die. Add to that the singer who was killed and the toddler who was attacked by an alligator. Three unforeseen tragedies which happened one right after the other. It is such a sad, sorrowful time for the people of Orlando, Florida, and for the rest of the world who are simply at a loss for words on how to come to grips with these triple tragedies.


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THE STARVING GAMES, PG-13 ( 1 hr & 23 min )

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I saw this last night, just past midnight, Wednesday, December 11th, 2013, at home in my futon bed on my brand-spankin' new Samsung Galaxy Mega through movie4k.to.

Samsung Galaxy Mega is the one on the left. Samsung Galaxy Note is on the right. As you can see from the comparison, the Mega is bigger than the Note. And the Mega is essentially a Galaxy S 3, only much bigger and slightly faster.

Quickie Review: In a depressing post-Apocalyptic World wherein most people live a hard-scrabble life, two teens from each of 12 districts are selected to participate in a "kill-or-be-killed" competition in which only one is expected to survive and win a discount coupon for a foot-long sandwich, a half-eaten pickle and a ham to feed his/her family with for one meal. Yes, it's the 75th Annual Starving Games! And Kantmiss Evershot ( Maiara Walsh ) volunteers to take the place of her manipulative little sister while Peter Malarkey ( Cody Christian ) also volunteers himself just because he has a long-time infatuation on Kantmiss. And, so, the games take place with spoofs on recent movies, and funny references to pop culture characters and celebrities alike, with an interesting twist at the end.

I liked this stupid movie enough.

I liked the "Motorboat" scene ( I wasn't expecting it ), the "Cheerleaders" scene, the clever ad placements on someone's face, and the Outtakes.

Go to movie4k.to to see this movie--but be forewarned:

As I watched this movie, a "your cellphone might be infected with a virus, please do a quick free scan" pop-up appeared. And, later on in the day, when I revisited the website to watch a Hulk and Ironman movie, a note flashed on my cellphone screen, informing me that my cellphone was infected with a virus!

I private-messaged on Facebook my friend Hector's son, Isma, about it. He said that my cellphone could be infected. And I just bought it less than two days ago, on Monday!

Oh, swell, I said to myself. I should have known better than to visit the site. Now, I'm gonna have to shell-out more money just to get rid of the virus. I already spent around $500.oo on it and on some accessories for it!

So, I drove to the Best Buy store in town to see if they could get rid of my cellphone virus for me.

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The bearded clerk at the service center told me that all it needed was a "factory reset", and that I should check with my service provider first.

I drove to the MetroPCS store, my service provider, at 3315 Sonoma Boulevard, Suite 70, here in Vallejo, CA, to have someone do a reset for me.

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One of the two girls behind the counter did the reset for me at 2:22 p.m. It took her just a few minutes---Hell, it took me longer to re-add six ( that's 6, as in: only 6 ) 'phone numbers to my Contacts list, using my Tracfone "pay-as-you-go" flip-phone! I had the girl show me how to do the reset, just in case I get stupid enough to revisit movie4k.to once again to watch an illegally uploaded movie!!!

Boy, am I glad that a factory reset was an easy thing to do--and free!!! Whew ....

For her trouble, she tried to talk me into buying a case for my Samsung Galaxy Mega. But I told her that I already bought a blue case from them when I bought the 'phone two days ago. Then, she wanted to know if I'd be interested in buying a screen protector; but since the screen is made of "gorilla glass" it should be scratch-resistant. And, I added that I preferred to use the Nintendo hard case that I bought for it at another store because I could keep everything in it, including the charger and earphones.

These are Nintendo hard cases. I bought one in blue. I drove all the way to buy it at the Big Lots! Discount Store in Vacaville, CA, hours after I bought my new Samsung Galaxy Mega and minutes before I went to see THE BOOK THIEF's 8:50 p.m. show--which I liked, by the way--at the BRENDEN VACAVILLE 16.

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But I did ask the girl if they were ever gonna carry a shock- and water-proof case for the Mega. She said that they might eventually do so.

Maybe, I should go back to Best Buy in a few days' time to see if they already have the shock- and water-proof case for it. At the same time, I will buy a Micro SD card for it.

Speaking of Samsung ....

I just found out last night that an Apple Store in Vancouver, Canada, had someone working for them by the name of Sam Sung! Ha, ha, ha. Now, isn't that just ironic?


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